Results 3,601-3,620 of 26,228 for speaker:Kieran O'Donnell

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: When was the last time there was an increase?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Was there an increase earlier this year?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: To how many tolls did that apply?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Okay.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: The increase was announced in December 2021 for how many toll roads? How many toll roads are there in total?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: There are eight public private partnership roads?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: So eight are public private partnership, PPP, toll roads and then there is the M50-----

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Were the eight toll road increases announced in December 2021 related totally to the PPP roads? Is that correct?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: For the purposes of clarity, were the increases that TII announced last year just purely in relation to the PPP toll roads?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: So it was in relation to the total of ten roads, which is the eight PPP roads plus the M50 and the port tunnel. Is that correct?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Are the increases required to be approved by the Minister for Transport or the Department before Transport Infrastructure Ireland can implement them?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is TII required to inform the Department that it is going to bring about those increases?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Do they do this is a matter of practice as distinct from a legal point?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: With regard to the increases that were announced in December 2021, the Minister of State said there were no increases for toll charges for cars since 2013. That was roughly eight years previously. So there had not been an increase for a number of years. Why was there suddenly a further increase in the space of a year?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is there no latitude whereby TII can state that there are exceptional circumstances in terms of the cost of living and not provide that increase?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Can I just get clarity for last year when TII approved increases? What was the increase at that time?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Did that relate to the eight tolls or was it eight PPPs plus the two tolls that come under the direct remit of-----

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Going back to the Estimates, which is the main reason we are here today, I want to be certain if my analysis is correct. Under subhead B4, public service provisions payments, there is a figure of €92.515 million. Am I correct in saying that €82 million of that relates to the additional moneys given for the public service obligation in terms of the reductions in fares based on...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: The €9 million has been void from savings in the aviation travel package and travel tour operator fund. How did those savings arise?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: According to the Minister of State's opening statement, "Some €9 million has been vired from savings in the aviation travel package and travel tour operator funds, to reduce the net requirement to €82.515 million." How did that arise?